Resources and materials for helping students design their own historically accurate Medieval Cathedral, including a Minecraft animation!
Month: June 2018
JFK: Speech on Castro and Cuba, 1960
JFK: Speech on Castro and Cuba, 1960 The centerpiece of JFKs attack on the Eisenhower administration was its failure to anticipate and then deal with the rise of Castro. The following speech is therefore very useful evidence for developing your analysis of the conditions which brought Castro to power. Moreover, it is a classic example…
Virtual Reality Images: War Memorials
Tip: Access this page with your smartphone, and click the Google Cardboard icon which will appear on the image. View the image with your VR Headset, and simply shake or nod your head to move to the next image! Part of the “Delivering a World War One Battlefields Trip” resources from ActiveHistory.
World War One Battlefields Follow-Up: “Design a Memorial / Visitor Center”
Design a Memorial / Visitor Center [worksheet] Students can also use what they have learned to design their own memorial and visitor center in a group task (“The Commonwealth War Graves commission has decided to create a new memorial and visitor center to commemorate the war. Your task is to formulate your own concept for…
Berlin Residential Trip: Maps, Multimedia, Itineraries and Workpacks
In 2018 I took history students to Berlin on a residential trip for the first time after they completed this preparatory task based on selected video clips. The Google maps and work packs on this page illustrate the division of Berlin during the Cold War, and the clear outline of the Berlin Wall (with inner/outer…
History of Berlin: Multimedia note-taking task
In 2018 I took history students to Berlin on a residential trip for the first time after they completed this preparatory task based on selected video clips. The following Google maps illustrate the division of Berlin during the Cold War, and the clear outline of the Berlin Wall (with inner/outer walls marked, and the death…
Richard Holmes: War Walks – The Somme (28m) | Student Worksheet | Teacher Answers
Video: Richard Holmes: War Walks – The Somme (28m) | Student Worksheet | Teacher Answers The late, great Richard Holmes is still the best TV military historian. Here’s a video, worksheet and teacher answers on the Battle of the Somme. Part of the comprehensive set of materials on World War One from ActiveHistory.
